Emax

Hi everyone, just joined after getting my first emax. I think it is a plus model 2100, SE on the front, no hd inside, but has what looks like factory scsi. The boards say ver A but there are also stickers that say "B". It is in almost new shape, original box, the backlight works. Unfortunately, if I am lucky I can get the floppy drive to read about 3 times the screen gives it's welcome message and stops. I am thinking about pulling the fd, but would like to bypass it and boot from the external scsi connector. I would appreciate any suggestion.

Thanks, Jeff

You can do it with a SCSI drive that is at ID0.

But in the event you have a problem with the external drive, you could get stuck.

My recommendation is slim floppy  and flash media drive.

See my webpage for an example
http://djtbs1.wordpress.com/

Regards,
Ted


On Sep 20, 2012, at 10:34 AM, dawtechie wrote:

Hi everyone, just joined after getting my first emax. I think it is a plus model 2100, SE on the front, no hd inside, but has what looks like factory scsi. The boards say ver A but there are also stickers that say "B". It is in almost new shape, original box, the backlight works. Unfortunately, if I am lucky I can get the floppy drive to read about 3 times the screen gives it's welcome message and stops. I am thinking about pulling the fd, but would like to bypass it and boot from the external scsi connector. I would appreciate any suggestion.

Thanks, Jeff





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Great website Ted, I checked it out while waiting for my account. I will go that route soon, but hoping to get it booted up before I do. I will look for a ID0 drive in my dust bins.

--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, Ted Summers <djtbs1@...> wrote:

>
> You can do it with a SCSI drive that is at ID0.
> 
> But in the event you have a problem with the external drive, you could get stuck.
> 
> My recommendation is slim floppy  and flash media drive.
> 
> See my webpage for an example
> http://djtbs1.wordpress.com/
> 
> Regards,
> Ted
> 
> 
> On Sep 20, 2012, at 10:34 AM, dawtechie wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone, just joined after getting my first emax. I think it is a plus model 2100, SE on the front, no hd inside, but has what looks like factory scsi. The boards say ver A but there are also stickers that say "B". It is in almost new shape, original box, the backlight works. Unfortunately, if I am lucky I can get the floppy drive to read about 3 times the screen gives it's welcome message and stops. I am thinking about pulling the fd, but would like to bypass it and boot from the external scsi connector. I would appreciate any suggestion.
> 
> Thanks, Jeff
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Well, it seems I have a few questions I need help with. My new Emax Plus doesn't want to read the floppy drive and before I put in a new drive I would like to make sure the Emax works. I have an old 535MB DEC SCSI drive. I have access to just about any type of PC setup (I am a computer tech). When I power on the Emax+ the backlight lights up, all the lights flash red and then the Analog Processing light stays lit, sometimes the floppy will make a "read" noise 3 times and the screen will then give its welcome message. That is as far as it goes and does nothing from there. I am worried it is not the floppy, it almost looks new. It came with no disks so I have made my own with EMX.

1. Can I format the SCSI drive outside the Emax with an app like EMX in DOS or is there a better way to go?

2. It looks like I can use CN2 for the connector, is this correct?

3. I can use an external power source for the SCSI drive to test the Emax, but where would I get power for a permanent HD mod? Should I just make an adapter to split the existing floppy power?

Thanks! Jeff


--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "dawtechie" <jeffsjc@...> wrote:

>
> Great website Ted, I checked it out while waiting for my account. I will go that route soon, but hoping to get it booted up before I do. I will look for a ID0 drive in my dust bins.
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, Ted Summers <djtbs1@> wrote:
> >
> > You can do it with a SCSI drive that is at ID0.
> > 
> > But in the event you have a problem with the external drive, you could get stuck.
> > 
> > My recommendation is slim floppy  and flash media drive.
> > 
> > See my webpage for an example
> > http://djtbs1.wordpress.com/
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Ted
> > 
> > 
> > On Sep 20, 2012, at 10:34 AM, dawtechie wrote:
> > 
> > Hi everyone, just joined after getting my first emax. I think it is a plus model 2100, SE on the front, no hd inside, but has what looks like factory scsi. The boards say ver A but there are also stickers that say "B". It is in almost new shape, original box, the backlight works. Unfortunately, if I am lucky I can get the floppy drive to read about 3 times the screen gives it's welcome message and stops. I am thinking about pulling the fd, but would like to bypass it and boot from the external scsi connector. I would appreciate any suggestion.
> > 
> > Thanks, Jeff
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>